International Symposium on Frontiers

International Symposium on Frontiers in Nanoscale Science, Technology and Education

Cochin, India, August 16-19, 2006

Preliminary Agenda

Topics

  1. Nanomaterials Synthesis and Assembly
  2. Metrology and Modeling
  3. Devices and Systems in Nanoelectronics, Nanosensors, Nanobiotechnology, and Nanoenergetics
  4. System Integration and Nano Electro Mechanical Systems
  5. Technology foresight session, which will include future directions, impact on industry, economic and social impact
  6. Education: Development of undergraduate and graduate programs and curriculum in nanoscale sciences and engineering

Invited Speakers

M. R. Anantharaman
Reader, Department of Physics
Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT)
Cochin, India

Yoshio Bando
NIMS, Japan

Rajashree 'Raji' Baskaran
Components Research
CH5-166, Intel Corp
Chandler, AZ, USA

Alex Buxbaum
FEI Corporation
Portland, OR, USA

Koel Chaudhury
School of Medical Science & Technology
IIT Kharagpur, India

Brett I. Dunlap
Code 6189, Theoretical Chemistry Section
Naval Research Laboratory
Washington, DC, USA

Craig R. Friedrich
Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Director, Multi-Scale Technologies Institute
Dept of Mechanical Engineering – Engineering Mechanics
Michigan Technological University
Houghton, MI, USA

Robert Geer
Associate Professor and Assistant Vice President of Academic Affairs
College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering
University at Albany - SUNY
Albany, NY, USA

Anita Goel
Department of Physics
Harvard University
Div. of Health,Sciences,and Technology (HST)
Harvard MD-PhD Program
MIT and Harvard Medical School, USA

Horst Hahn
Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe GmbH
Institute of Nanotechnology
Karlsruhe, Germany

Pradeep Haldar
College of Nanoscale Science & Engineering
University at Albany
State University of New York
Albany, NY USA

Saber Hussain
Air Force Research Laboratory
Wright Patterson Air Force Base, OH, USA

Sumio Iijima (tentative)
Professor, Meijo University, Department of Materials Science & Engineering
Director, AIST/Research Center for Advanced Carbon Materials
Research Director, JST/SORST "CNT Project" & NEC Special Research Fellow
Japan

M. Saif Islam
Integrated Nanodevices and System Research
Dept of Electrical and Computer Engineering
University of California
Davis, CA, USA

John Jaszczak
Associate Professor
Department of Physics
Michigan Technological University
Houghton, MI, USA

George John
Associate Professor
Department of Chemistry
The City College of New York, CUNY
New York, NY, USA

Shekhar Joshi
Associate Professor
School of Forest Resources and Environmental Science
Michigan Technological University
Houghton, MI, USA

Dilip Kanhere
University of Pune, India

Vikram Kumar
National Physical Laboratory, India

Laura H. Lewis
Center for Functional Nanomaterials
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Upton, NY, USA

Amitesh Maiti
Lawrence Livermore National Lab
Livermore, CA, USA

K. Muraleedharan
Head, Electron Microscopy
Defence Metallurgical Research Laboratory (DMRL)
Hyderabad, India

Masyoshi Nakano
Osaka University, Japan

Omkaram Nalamasu
Vice President for Research
Rensselaer Polytechnic Insitute
Troy, NY, USA

Ruth Pachter
Air Force Research Laboratory, USA

Swapan Pati
JNCASR, Bangalore, India

Archita Patnaik
Associate Professor
Department of Chemistry
IIT Madras, Chennai, India

Stephen J. Pennycook
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Oak Ridge, TN, USA

S. Ramaprabhu
Alternative Energy Technology Laboratory
Department of Physics
IIT Madras, Chennai, India

S. Ranganathan
Department of Metallurgy
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India

C. N. R. Rao
Jawaharlal Nehru Center of Advanced Scientific Research
Bangalore, India

Asim K. Ray
The Department of Materials
Queen Mary, University of London
London, UK

Murali Sastry
Chief Scientist
Tata Chemicals Ltd.
Andheri (E) Mumbai, India

O. N. Srivastava
Physics Department
Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India

Mauricio Terrones
IPICYT
San Luis Potosi, SLP, Mexico

Vinod Tewary
NIST, Boulder, USA

R. J. Trew
Head, ECE Department
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC, USA

A. K. Tyagi
Head, Solid State and Structural Chemistry Section Chemistry Division
Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
Mumbai, India

Robert Vajtai
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Troy, NY, USA

Usha Varshney
Division Director
Electrical and Communications Systems
National Science Foundation
Arlington, VA, USA

Dwight Woolard
Army Research Office, USA

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